BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said while a new political party is always welcome, it should be formed independently of government support.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has vowed to build Bangladesh based on equality.

Ganosam-hati Andolan’s Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki yesterday said reforms and elections are intrinsically linked, stating that both are necessary for a meaningful political change.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged people to play a leading role in the struggle to regain the “lost democracy and voting rights” in the country

The announcement was made at the members' council held at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Voting for the post of general secretary is still underway.

"As we step into a transformative chapter for Bangladesh in the New Year, let's continue our endeavours for equality, dignity and justice," he said in a post on X today.

Central members' council of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, started at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka this morning

Students Against Discrimination has announced that it will hold a March for Unity programme at the Central Shaheed Minar today in support of the interim government’s initiative to prepare a declaration of the July uprising based on national consensus.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday expressed optimism about the country’s future, claiming Bangladesh is now safer for the younger generation following the August 5 uprising that led to the removal of the Hasina-led Awami League government.

The meeting, which started at 10:00pm, is being held at the office of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement office in the capital's Bangla Motor area

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said that there might be differences of opinion but it should not reach a point where it harms the country. 

However, CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder today said the preliminary report is expected to be submitted to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at 5:00pm tomorrow.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard today.

BNP and several other political parties raise questions about the Students Against Discrimination’s decision to proclaim what it calls the July Revolution while Jamaat welcomes it.

Emphasising the urgency of general elections, political party leaders cautioned against lowering the voting age. They argued that such a move could spark controversy and push back the polls date in the process.

Just two days after suspending journalists’ entry to the Secretariat, the government yesterday said they would get limited access there from today.

BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that “one or two political parties” in the country are trying to “fish in troubled waters to make gains”.

Stating that the constitution was written in 1972 at the cost of the blood of 30 lakh martyrs, BNP Senior leader Mirza Abbas today criticised those who called for burying that national charter

He alleges that the same political party is engaged in widespread corruption at local levels

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the recent fire at the Secretariat was a deliberate act orchestrated to destroy evidence of corruption and money laundering by the former Awami League government and its allies.